Tried Brooklyn Monster Ale Barleywine tonight. Definitely one of the better BWs I've had. It was MUCH smoother than the Sam Adams BW I tried last summer and tasted much better as well. I can't drink these kind of beers in quantity, but at 10.1, that's a good thing.

Out of curiosity, does anyone else on here use Untappd? I didn't really start to use it until recently, but I like the fact that I can have an encyclopedia of the beers I've tried at my fingertips.

the wicked child wrote:Out of curiosity, does anyone else on here use Untappd? I didn't really start to use it until recently, but I like the fact that I can have an encyclopedia of the beers I've tried at my fingertips.

Thanks Guys! I take pride in knowing my beer. I'm glad you enjoyed the Yeti EPP, it's such a smooth beer for the punch it packs.

On a side note, I'm really mad at Great Lakes Brewery. I'm not the hugest witbiers in general fan in the world but there are a few times during the summer when nothing else quite quenches the thirst. The one Belgian White that I loved was/is Holy Moses White Ale. That stuff hit the spot. Anyway, Great Lakes is making it brewery only beer and not bottling it. I'm so disappointed!

Anyone had Holy Moses and able to help me find a suitable replacement? The closest I've come is Grateful White by Rivertowne but it's still not the same.

For all of you hop heads, what temperature do you prefer for your IPAs? I had a Hop Devil last night, and I definitely preferred it as it warmed. I think I'd probably do like an out-of-the-fridge-onto-the-counter-for-10-minutes temperature, which I figure is around 45+ degrees.

This was solid. Less funk, more floral, a bit more bitter than the standard Saison Dupont. I'm liking hops more these days, but I still prefer my saisons to be fairly low on bitterness. I liked the Oxbow Farmhouse Pale Ale much better in this direction, and I would go with the classic over this one going forward.

Beer is best served in between “ice cold” and room temperature. There are a lot of generalization made about beers of different colours, most of which are false. However, when it comes to temperature, colour seems to make a big difference. Lighter-coloured beers are generally best served cold. At the warmest end are the big, dark beers like Quadrupels, Imperial Stouts and Barley Wines. At cellar temperature are English-style beers and in the middle is just about everything else.

I believe they are auctioning some off at House of 1000 Beers either this coming weekend or on some future weekend. Not a fan of Ho1kB doing that, but I guess its as good a way to get the limited stuff to the customers as simply lining up at the door early.

Kraftster wrote:I believe they are auctioning some off at House of 1000 Beers either this coming weekend or on some future weekend. Not a fan of Ho1kB doing that, but I guess its as good a way to get the limited stuff to the customers as simply lining up at the door early.

Not a fan of them auctioning beer either.

If you want it to be fair, have it done lottery style in front of the crowd, but that is also possibly less profitable.

Kraftster wrote:I believe they are auctioning some off at House of 1000 Beers either this coming weekend or on some future weekend. Not a fan of Ho1kB doing that, but I guess its as good a way to get the limited stuff to the customers as simply lining up at the door early.

Not a fan of them auctioning beer either.

If you want it to be fair, have it done lottery style in front of the crowd, but that is also possibly less profitable.

Hmmm....pay $5 to enter a raffle (which they keep) and then pay a pre-determined bloated price for the actual beer.If it were some crazy specialty item of interest, I probably would do that.

Their description of grapefruit and pepper is pretty dead on.It's definitely lighter than the 3-4 other saisons I've tried, but....hey, it's 85 degrees.With your recent interest in hops, you would probably enjoy this variation.